The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-22
FARM AND EIRES,DE,


The shorter the nose of the kos the
longer the pedigree.
You can afford TO give the horses a.
little wheat. 1t will do them good.
Clean soft water and pure fresh air
are excellent cleansing agents. Use,
them freely.
Feeding stock only what it will eat.
readily and digest thoroughly viii re-
suit in an important saving in forage
during the winter.
Too many of our farmers in going
to town and doing general teaming
neglect to water and feed their team
with the regularity they should.
Fried Salt Pork: Slice and let lie
a few minutes in few spoonfuls CT
water sweetened with tablespoonful
of molasseS; roll in meal, and fry
+ Boston B;sdgct
Egg Mullins: One pint of flour,
whites of eight eggs. sufficient -four to
make thin batter. add little salt, and
bake quickly.-Fdrmcr and Eanutact-
Wrer.
There is one advantage possessed
by wool and butter. which is that both
articles can be shipped at lower cost,
in proportion to value. than most farm
products. AS wool is not perishable it
can he shipped to the most distant
points, while butter keeps long time
in winter
TO Mend China: Into a thick
solution of gum arabic stir plaster of
Paris until the mixture assumes the
consistency Of cream; apply with q
brush to the broken edges of china and
join together. In three days the arti-
Gle can not be broken in the same
place. The whiteness of the cemont
adds to its value. Toledo BlGde.
When scalding hogs, if the water
be too hot. the hair will not come off
rs readily as if the temperature be
lower. Boiling water discolors the
skin. A temperature of $50 degrees is
warm enough for n young hog. but
there are some hogs that require rs
high rs $50 de9re es. A slab or smooth
surface permits of the work being done
in 4 cleaner manner than when rough
bench or table is ed.-IgdianGp0iis
Journal
Feathers are very rich in nitrogen,
aud should be used to add to the
strength of the manure heap. Like
bones, they may be quickly reduced by
soaking them in solution of sulphuric
acid and covering them with
coarse compost, with which they may
be subseque nt!y mixed. Indeed, so
strong are they that if properly dish.ib-
uted and applied the results on crop
of corn will be surprising.-St. Louis
Republican.
Catherine Owens says: 'Suet will
keep sweet for months if attended to
when it comes intO the house; all bits
of skin, gristlc. kidney or kernels must
be removed and also any part of the
suet that has been lying against meat
and become redeemed with blood. ]
have known suet to get musty in
week in cold weather for lack of this
precaution, and by looking over it, and
Touring it well, have kept it for months.
in mild weather."
To reduce housekeeping to sys-
tenn. you must arrange your work after
Il plan. and let this plan be adhered to.
Take it up in an orderly way. not as
50 many do, in a jumble, doing a little
Of this now. and then Il little of that,
Or trying to do half dozen things at
the same time. Get one thing out OF
the way before you begin another
Think Your work over and decide the
order in which it can be done to the.
best advantage. and. having ascer-
tanned from experiment what thai or,ler
IS. make it the daily programme.
Sentinel.